NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED
STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS COMMUNICATION

The bookbuilding period expired at 16:30 hours (CET) on 19 March 2024. Following
the end of the bookbuilding period, Pareto Bank ASA (the "Company") has resolved
to buy 169,535 shares at a price of NOK 58.00 per share. This equates to NOK
9,833,030 in total.

Notification of allocation will be made before 09:00 hours (CET) on 20 March
2024 (T) and settlement will take place on 22 March 2024 (T+2). The settlement
will be conducted on a normal delivery-versus-payment basis (DVP). 

Following settlement of the offering, the Company will own 169,535 shares in the
Company. The Company currently has 76,782,423 shares outstanding. 

Pareto Securities AS is acting as manager in the offering. 

For further information, please contact: 

Pareto Securities AS, +47 22878750 

CEO, Tiril Haug Villum, +47 92256432

CFO, Erling Mork, +47 91195970

IMPORTANT NOTICE 

The Offering will be carried out in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations and information pertaining to the Offering will be disclosed by way
of stock exchange notices. 

The Offering and the distribution of this announcement and other information in
connection with the Offering may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions
(including, but not limited to, the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan).
None of the Company or the Manager assume any responsibility in the event there
is a violation by any person of such restrictions. This includes shareholders
who have changed their domicile to such jurisdictions but which may access their
VPS accounts. Persons into whose possession this announcement or relevant
information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe
any such restrictions.